Description

As a follow-up to our kick-off workshop on “Advancing a Nexus Approach to the Sustainable Management of Water, Soil and Waste” flores.unu.edu/nexus-kickoff-workshop, the first of the biyearly Dresden Nexus conferences (DNC) takes place from 25-27 March 2015. The DNC 2015 will assemble UN organizations, UNU institutes, member states, German ministries, national and international organizations as well as individual researchers and NGOs from around the world under the theme “Global Change, Sustainable Development Goals and the Nexus Approach”.

The DNC2015 aims to identify:

• Best management practices for maintaining and enhancing environmental resources by adopting the nexus approach to the sustainable management of water, soil and waste
• Capacity development needs, which are required for the implementation of a nexus approach and instrumental to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs)
• Priorities for research, education and policy advice

 For more information on the agenda: http://www.dresden-nexus-conference.org/programme-at-a-glance.html